Ozannes

Ozannes is a law firm in the Channel Islands that specializes in international financing and transactions. In 2006 the firm was involved in 35.97 percent of all funds established in Guernsey.

History

The firm’s origins can be traced back to 1842, but its present role as a commercial law firm dates back to the early 1970s when Roger Perrot, the present senior partner, together with two other former partners, set out to expand what was then a small, entirely local, practice. The early 1980s saw the arrival of Peter Harwood and Peter Ferbrache, who transformed the corporate and litigation capacity of the firm. Since 1999, the firm has more than doubled in size to over 150 staff and it continues to grow. The firm also opened an office in Jersey in September 2006, offering investment funds, trusts, corporate, banking and commercial advice to its clients.

Overview

Ozannes’ core business is advising on international financing and investment transactions. In particular, mutual funds, limited partnerships, captive insurance, mergers and acquisitions, securitisations, trusts, employee benefit schemes, protected cell companies, stock exchange listings and all forms of litigation and dispute resolution and property-related matters.

The firm is involved in major disputes before the Royal Court that includes the liquidation of Flightlease and acting for the Jersey Fishermen's Association.

The firm launched an employment consultancy in December 2005 in advance of enhanced employment legislation, including sex discrimination, which came into force on 1 March 2006.

Awards

In the 2006 edition of The Legal 500, Ozannes was placed in the top division of all seven categories [ [http://www.legal500.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1136&l5country_code=gu&l5directory=l500&Itemid=355#includes/get_content_page_l500.php?l5country_code=GU&workarea_title=Commercial%20and%20banking&section_name=Commercial%20and%20banking/ The Legal 500 Rankings] ] listed for Guernsey law firms and was the only law firm to achieve top ranking across the board.

In 2006, the Lawyer Awards ranked Ozannes as the leading Channel Islands’ law firm in its ‘Offshore Law Firm of the Year’ award [ [http://www.thelawyer.com/lawyerawards/2006/cat_23.html Offshore Law Firm of the Year Award 2006] ] , the third successive year that Ozannes has been short-listed for this category.

External links

[http://www.ozannes.com/ Official Site]

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